Matthew 25:21

His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
Matthew 25:21
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Original language (Greek)

ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ· εὖ, δοῦλε ἀγαθὲ καὶ πιστέ, ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός, ἐπὶ πολλῶν σε καταστήσω. εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν χαρὰν τοῦ κυρίου σου.

  1. ἔφηephē“was saying”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φημί · “to say” · Strong's G5346
  2. αὐτῷautō“to him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  3. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. κύριοςkurios“master”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “lord” · Strong's G2962H
  5. αὐτοῦ·autou“of Him;”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. εὖ,eu“Well done,”
    Adverb · from εὖ · “well/well done!” · Strong's G2095
  7. δοῦλεdoule“servant”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from δοῦλος · “slave” · Strong's G1401
  8. ἀγαθὲagathe“good”
    Adjective, vocative, singular, masculine · from ἀγαθός · “good-doer” · Strong's G0018
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. πιστέ,piste“faithful!”
    Adjective, vocative, singular, masculine · from πιστός · “faithful” · Strong's G4103
  11. ἐπὶepi“Over”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  12. ὀλίγαoliga“a few things”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὀλίγος · “little/few” · Strong's G3641
  13. ἦςēs“you were”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  14. πιστός,pistos“faithful,”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from πιστός · “faithful” · Strong's G4103
  15. ἐπὶepi“over”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  16. πολλῶνpollōn“many things”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  17. σεse“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  18. καταστήσω.katastēsō“will I set.”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from καθίστημι · “to appoint/conduct” · Strong's G2525
  19. εἴσελθεeiselthe“do enter”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  20. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  21. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. χαρὰνcharan“joy”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from χαρά · “joy” · Strong's G5479
  23. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. κυρίουkuriou“master”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962H
  25. σου.sou“of you!”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)